- Backcountry camping and hiking
- Learning how to identify different plants, animals and organisms
- Animal Care
- Exploring various forms of art, such as crocheting, collaging, and painting, to nurture creativity and personal growth
Kate Bonn
Belleville
Summary
Hardworking individual who is enthusiastic about conservation, enjoys working outdoors and as a team, and has experience with stewardship, communication with the public and landowners and identifying plants and animals.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Attendant
Cataraqui Conservation
11.2024 - Current
- Interacting with the public and answering their questions about the conservation area
- Helping with programs such as leading hikes
- Operating a cash register and handheld card reader, and handling cash from entry fees and merchandise purchases
Trail Ambassador, Sydenham Section and Niagara Section
Bruce Trail Conservancy
06.2023 - 08.2024
- Monitoring invasive and rare/at risk species along the Bruce Trail
- Removing invasive species manually and with pesticides
- Participating in breeding bird surveys and vegetation inventories
- Creating signage and infographics using Canva, informing the public about turtle nesting boxes, dangerous plants along the trail and species at risk in the area, as well as participating in creating social media posts
- Engaging with trail users to ask about their experiences on the trail and answer any questions they might have
- Monitoring and assisting with Bruce Trail Conservancy's conservation efforts, such as their new seed orchards and working with GRIPP to document locations of species of interest for seed collection
- Helping to organize a small bioblitz
After School Programmer, Youth Science Programmer
BGC South East
09.2022 - 05.2024
- Worked with children ages 6-8 and youth ages 12-18
- Strengthened written and oral communication skills through creating and presenting engaging, science-based programming in multiple formats to suit age group and skill level
- Strengthened interpersonal skills by creating a welcoming and open atmosphere to allow youth to feel comfortable
- Communicated effectively with children, parents and coworkers
Summer Student
Harwood Fish Hatchery
05.2020 - 09.2020
- Cleaning tanks and feeding fish daily
- Various maintenance jobs around the hatchery: weed whacking, cleaning and fixing feeders, painting, etc
- Taking monthly weight samples and measuring DOs weekly
- Involved in a stocking run and pit tagging
- Gained valuable knowledge on fishery practices and conservation efforts as they relate to certain fish species
Education
Bachelor of Science (Hons.) - Biology
Queen's University
Kingston, ON10-2022
Skills
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills
- Creative and proactive problem solver
- Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines
- Adept at using MS office applications
- Adept at using R studios
- Adept at using Canva
- Experience inputting and analyzing data
- Experience using hand and power tools
- Experience using pesticides
- Experience in manual forms of invasive species removal
- Experience communicating effectively with the public
Volunteer Work And Clubs
- Digitization of the Fowler Herbarium - Included entering information and data into an excel spreadsheet and doing some research into area of origin and accepted scientific names of plants to update information on older specimens
- Hydroponics lab - Included cleaning and readying the hydroponics system for planting, planting and caring for vegetables being grown in the system, checking pH, replacing nutrients and maintaining the system
- Financial Executive of QCC - Included writing grants for funding, creating meticulous budgets to ensure the funding is used effectively, creating educational and anti-oppressive programs for people to listen to and start discussions while creating collages using a thoughtfully selected collection of images that reflects the topic at hand, helped to plan both in person and online events
Certification
- First Aid Certification
- CPR Certification
- Valid 'G' Driver's license
Interests
Timeline
Program Attendant
Cataraqui Conservation
11.2024 - Current
Trail Ambassador, Sydenham Section and Niagara Section
Bruce Trail Conservancy
06.2023 - 08.2024
After School Programmer, Youth Science Programmer
BGC South East
09.2022 - 05.2024
Summer Student
Harwood Fish Hatchery
05.2020 - 09.2020
Bachelor of Science (Hons.) - Biology
Queen's University
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